Screening and identification of human monoclonal antibodies to hepatitis E virus capsid protein / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:To establish a method for rapidly screening human antibodies recognizing HEV capsids proteins from pe-ripheral blood.The antibodies recognizing HEV capsids proteins were screened from the peripheral blood of vaccinator and the properties of the antibodies were analyzed.Methods:The HEV capsids proteins specific memory B cells in peripheral blood were obtained by flow cytometry sorting.Then antibody variable genes were acquired through single-cell RT-PCR and recombined to express in eukaryocyte.Finally,the properties analysis of recombinant expressed human monoclonal antibodies were carried out.Results:Six hu-manized monoclonal antibodies recognizing HEV capsids proteins were successfully obtained,and most of them had binding activity and neutralizing activity.Conclusion:The sequence of human monoclonal antibodies recognizing HEV capsid proteins is successfully screened and successfully expressed in the eukaryocyte.The properties of the antibodies are identified,which lay the foundation for studying antibody evolution in the human body after vaccination.

Direct Corticosteroid Modulation of GABAergic Neurons in the Anterior Hypothalamic Area of GAD65-eGFP Mice

Corticosterone is known to modulate GABAergic synaptic transmission in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. However, the underlying receptor mechanisms are largely unknown. In the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA), the sympathoinhibitory center that project GABAergic neurons onto the PVN, we examined the expression of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) of GABAergic neurons using intact GAD65-eGFP transgenic mice, and the effects of corticosterone on the burst firing using adrenalectomized transgenic mice. GR or MR immunoreactivity was detected from the subpopulations of GABAergic neurons in the AHA. The AHA GABAergic neurons expressed mRNA of GR (42%), MR (38%) or both (8%). In addition, in brain slices incubated with corticosterone together with RU486 (MR-dominant group), the proportion of neurons showing a burst firing pattern was significantly higher than those in the slices incubated with vehicle, corticosterone, or corticosterone with spironolactone (GR-dominant group; 64 vs. 11~14%, p<0.01 by chi2-test). Taken together, the results show that the corticosteroid receptors are expressed on the GABAergic neurons in the AHA, and can mediate the corticosteroid-induced plasticity in the firing pattern of these neurons. This study newly provides the experimental evidence for the direct glucocorticoid modulation of GABAergic neurons in the AHA in the vicinity of the PVN.

Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtype Expression in Type Vestibular Hair Cells of Guinea Pigs / 华中科技大学学报（医学）（英德文版）

Recent studies have demonstrated that five subtypes (M1-M5) of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) are expressed in the vestibular periphery.However,the exact cellular location of the mAChRs is not clear.In this study,we investigated whether there is the expression of M1-M5 muscarinic receptor mRNA in isolated type Ⅱ vestibular hair cells of guinea pig by using single-cell RT-PCR.In vestibular end-organ,cDNA of the expected size was obtained by RT-PCR.Moreover,mRNA was identified by RT-PCR from individually isolated type Ⅱ vestibular hair cells (single-cell RT-PCR).Sequence analysis confirmed that the products were M1-M5 mAChR.These results demonstrated that M1-M5 mAChR was expressed in the type Ⅱ vestibular hair cells of the guinea pig,which lends further support for the role of M1-M5 mAChR as a mediator of efferent cholinergic signalling pathway in vestibular hair cells.